RE: Scientists succeed in more efficient laser fusion

["Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@AECL.CA>]

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From: Sandy Perle [mailto:sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET]

Sent: Thursday August 23, 2001 10:37 AM

To: nuclear news list

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Scientists succeed in more efficient laser fusion



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The ITER is designed to harness energy released from atoms when their nuclei

combine through the heating of hydrogen to several hundred million degrees C

to trigger a reaction, in the same way as the Sun produces energy. 

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..............right -- I just wish we could see how the Sun would "release

energy" if it were fuelled by D-T, like ITER & other earth-bound fusion

research reactors, instead of the p-p reaction chain which the Sun actually

runs on  ( or better NOT, on second thought -- if we don't wish to blow away

this part of the Milky Way Galaxy !!! ).

Not quite the "same way," is it ?



Jaro

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